NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, 12th since January
June 27, 2024 19:44
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17-year-old medical aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging
himself from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation in Kota, police
said on Thursday.
This is the twelfth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January.
The number of student suicides in Kota stood at 26 in 2023.
Bihar
native Hrishit Kumar Agrawal, a student of Class 12, was preparing for
NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) at a coaching institute in
Kota, Dadabari ASI Shambhu Dayal said.
He
lived in a rented room in a building in Chota Chaurahin Dadabari area
where some other coaching students also resided, he said.
At around 1 pm on Thursday, the other students informed police after Agrawal did not open his door when they knocked, he said.
When a police team broke open the door, they found Agarwal hanging from a ceiling fan inside his room, he said.
No suicide note was recovered from Agarwal's room, the ASI said.
The body was in a decomposing state. It is suspected that he committed suicide sometime on Wednesday, he said.
Agarwal
was preparing for the medical college entrance exam and taking coaching
for the same in Kota for the last two years, Dadabari circle inspector
Naresh Kumar Meena said, adding that the boy's parents have been
informed.
The body has been sent to MBS hospital for a post-mortem, which will be conducted after the arrival of his parents, he said.
On June 16, another Bihar native, Ayush Jaiswal (17) committed suicide inside his PG room in Kota.
He was preparing for the IIT-JEE competitive exam.
An
18-year-old NEET aspirant, Bagisha Tiwari, died allegedly after jumping
from the ninth floor of a building in the coaching hub, a day after the
National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the NEET-UG results, in which
she scored 320 out of 720 marks. -- PTI